List of references in tabletop games
The following is an alphabetical list of Super Mario-related sightings and references in tabletop games, including role-playing games, board games, and card games.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Trading Card Game has two Pokémon cards named whose names can be translated to Mario Pikachu and Luigi Pikachu, released as promo cards during the XY Series as part of the "Mario Pikachu" promotion which also included plushies. The attacks printed on the cards also reference abilities and items from the Super Mario series.
Magic: the Gathering
Magic: the Gathering has a Creature card Spikeshell Harrier, released in the 2025 set Aetherdrift. It depicts a robotic turtle within a spiky blue shell, rolling on a single wheel down a track in a racing event. Its flavor text indicates it locks onto a target to collide with them. The card references the Spiny Shell from the Mario Kart series. The resemblance has been noted by several online publications. Lead designer of the game Mark Rosewater received a question about Spikeshell Harrier being a good way to reference other properties.[1]
Millennium Blades
One of the sets of the 2016 game Millennium Blades is named Super Plumber Bros. It is themed after the Super Mario franchise, with its logo being pixel art with pipe iconography and cards depicting parodies of Mario characters such as Marvio and Broigi.[2] A keyword in the set is Thwomped!, which is named after the enemy Thwomp.[3] A sentence of the description in the rulebook for the set Princess' Blade reads "Your princess is in this castle!", which is based on a line from Mushroom Retainers in Super Mario Bros.[4]
References
- ^ https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/773885061700403200/i-just-wanna-say-huge-high-fives-for-whoever-came
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8KzO4XLrSU
- ^ https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0277/6724/2855/files/Millennium_Blades_Rulebook.pdf
- ^ https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0277/6724/2855/files/Millennium_Blades_Rulebook.pdf
| Super Mario in culture | ||
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| References | By external sources | Advertisements • Film • Internet • Music • Publications • Real life • Tabletop games • Television (animated · live-action) • Theater • Video games (Nintendo · third-party) |
| Within Super Mario media | References in the Super Mario franchise • References in The Super Mario Bros. Movie • References in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! • References to Super Mario Bros. | |
| Other lists | Advertisements • Controversies • Rumors and urban legends • Unofficial media acknowledged by Nintendo | |
